Lisa Miner
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McNally's enjoying tasty return to St. CharlesApr 20, 2016 5:00 am - Bars and restaurants come and go. So when a good one returns, it's cause for celebration. That's the case with McNally's Irish Pub in downtown St. Charles, where Irish b...
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Bar 145 turns up the volume on Mount Prospect nightlifeApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - Bar 145's sign pledges burgers, bands and bourbon. And I got a chance to sample all three at the new Mount Prospect location, which opened in January. Motif: The Mount P...
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Drury Lane's 'Hazel' cooks up laughs amid cluttered plotApr 08, 2016 10:45 am - Oh, how those Baxters have changed. Sure, George still wears the pants in the family and Dorothy looks like she took a page out of the Laura Petrie playbook, but the fam...
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Spring ushers in new entertainment options in suburbs, cityMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - Spring received its official kickoff Sunday. And while the weather can waver between cooperating with the calendar and blasting us back into winter, March is a great tim...
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Aurora's Gillerson's Grubbery emphasizes local fareFeb 17, 2016 5:00 am - Their website pledges food that's neither fussy nor fancy, and owners Dan Emerson and Matt Gillie deliver with big burgers and more at Aurora's new Gillerson's Grubbery....
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Lake in the Hills tavern emphasizes craft beer, hearty fareJan 22, 2016 5:00 am - Woods Creek Tavern's menu makes clear that this six-month-old Lake in the Hills pub emphasizes craft beer and comfort food. And judging by the crowd on a recent snowy ni...
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Long Grove wine bar nurtures cozy feelJan 12, 2016 11:00 pm - With its picturesque location and cozy decor, UnWined of Long Grove lives up to its name. It's the perfect place to savor a glass of wine, share a flatbread and let the ...
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Tony-winning 'Gentleman's Guide' a devilish delightOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Call it the ultimate get-rich-quick scheme. A fatal fall here. A drowning there. And Monty Navarro is well on his way to family fortune in the Tony Award-winning musical...
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Images: An Hour in Long GroveAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - We spent one hour - no more, no less - photographing some of the things that make Long Grove unique. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiab...
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Free outdoor movies in the suburbsJul 26, 2015 5:45 am - There's something special about catching a movie under the stars. Free outdoor movies — shown nearly everywhere these days — are the perfect family night out. You enjoy...